Poker-winning ESPN has dominoes theory

New York — The next big thing in sports programming is dominoes?To the occasional player, it is a stretch to even call this quiet game of straight-faced strategy a sport. But anyone who has spent time in a Latino neighborhood in New York City could testify that dominoes played there — with the slammed-down tiles, the verbal sparring, the bragging and bluffing — is no parlor game.From the opening bid, a simple sidewalk match will quickly escalate into a raucous, freewheeling spectacle: a mini-

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Sun, April 2nd, 2006

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Casino poker language:

  • BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
  • RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
  • RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
  • SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
  • CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
  • IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
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